Jay’s Book Talk: Leadership Strategy and Tactics by Jocko Willink
In the military, a field manual provides instructions in simple, clear, step-by-step language to help soldiers complete their mission. In the civilian sector, books offer information on everything from fixing a leaky faucet to developing an effective workout program to…
Erica’s Book Talk: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Between life and death there is a library. When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up until now, her life has been full of misery and regret. The books in…
Melissa’s Book Talk: The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine
It’s no secret by now that Melissa from Outreach Services loves thrillers and mysteries. This month, she’s discussing The Wife Stalker by Liv Constantine. Though Melissa had mixed feelings about the book, she recommends it for people who want something…
Melissa’s Book Talk: The Things We Cannot Say by Kelly Rimmer
In 1942, Europe remains in the relentless grip of war. Just beyond the tents of the Russian refugee camp she calls home, a young woman speaks her wedding vows. It’s a decision that will alter her destiny and it’s a…
Melissa’s Book Talk: The Broken Girls by Simone St. James
A journalist uncovers the dark secrets of an abandoned boarding school in this chilling suspense novel from New York Times bestselling author Simone St. James. Melissa is back with another exciting book talk for you featuring The Broken Girls. If…
Creating Shelter: Books for Sukkot
“For those that got away, the answer was ‘wherever.’ Initially, some of them went to Antwerp, and then all over. The correct answer was ‘elsewhere,’ because those who stayed and said, ‘we are modern, secular Austrian citizens, many of us…
Erica’s Book Talk: “Nothing to See Here” by Kevin Wilson
Some people just simply shrug their shoulders when they get mad. Maybe when they are really upset they add a huff. At their worst, they might resort to punching a wall or a water fountain. But in Kevin Wilson’s book,…
Melissa’s Book Talk: The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewel
“Soon after her 25th birthday, Libby Jones finds the letter she’s been waiting for her entire life. Not only does she learn the identity of her birth parents, but also that she is the sole inheritor of their abandoned mansion…
Erica’s Book Talk: “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead
The Nickel Boys is a 2019 novel by Colson Whitehead. It was based on the real story of the Dozier School, a reform school in Florida that operated for 111 years and had its history exposed by a university’s investigation….
Melissa’s Book Talk: “The Perfect Wife” by JP Delaney
“A missing woman receives a second chance at life, thanks to her billionaire husband—but the consequences are deadly in this gripping psychological thriller from the New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Before.” If this sounds like it might…